Road Maintenance and Landfill Equipment Operator (Globe/Landfill)

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The purpose of this position is toperform semi-skilled work in the

construction, repair and maintenance of roads, right-of-ways,auxiliary

structures,and secondary roads; operate various types of construction

equipment in accordance with safety regulations and procedures.

Ensures the safe operations of recycling and landfill; weighs vehicles,

directs traffic and assists customers at the landfill. Operates trucks,

performs cleaning duties and trains new employees.

The employee will be assigned to the Roads Division or the Recycling &

Landfill Division and will be asked to work in either Division as

required on a temporary basis.

## Essential Duties and Responsibilities

**SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES**

This position does not supervise other employees.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

**TIME SPENT**

- Operates road construction and maintenance equipment including front

end loaders, backhoes, bulldozers, motor graders, paving machines,

street sweepers, transfer trucks and compactors, in accordance with

all safety regulations and procedures; and landfill equipment, water

truck for dust control, compactor, scraper, bulldozer, and loader

for piling solid waste and maintain lifts as required. Ensures

compliance with safety and environmental regulations applicable to

solid waste disposal.

20%

- Grades roads, paves roads, replace asphalt, patches and repairs

roads, clean roadways and sweeps streets. Maintains ditches and

culverts including removing debris from ditches, installing culverts

and ensuring the efficient flow of culverts. Moves dirt at landfill

operations according to precise regulations; plans land and slope

grades for safe equipment operation and builds refuse lifts.

10%

- Coordinates Department of Corrections inmate work detail.

10%

- Performs manual labor assignments as needed, including fire control,

accident and hazardous materials cleanup, guardrail and foliage

maintenance and debris removal; cuts and removes brush and trees

impacting roadways as required; assists landfill customers to unload

refuse safely, and separates recyclable products at the landfill.

10%

- Follows safety regulations on all work zone and flagging sites,

including placing barricades and cones; landfill liner leakage

testing, waste oil barrel cleaning, freon removal from appliances,

recycle battery storage and waste tire program; performs emergency

road services in relation to fires, floods and roadway inspection.

10%

- Hauls materials and transports vehicles and equipment to jobsites

using various trucks and transporters.

10%

- Inspects, cleans and performs routine operational check on trucks

and heavy equipment. Reports necessary repairs.

10%

- Performs traffic control activities including setting up signs and

flagging traffic; directing traffic at landfill.

10%

- May perform emergency road services in relation to snow removal,

flood damage repair, rockslides, and fires.

10%

- Performs other duties as assigned

**BUDGET RESPONSIBILITIES**

This position has no responsibility over any types of budget.

**PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES**

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